It is April 18 of 1975 and the riders have gone to their journey already they’re feeling nervous because if they mess up then the British win and everything they worked for will be ruined. There are many similarities and differences in the two stories The Other Riders and Paul Revere’s Ride. The authors of the stories are PBS and Henry Longfellow. There are differences between authors purpose, difference in facts, and the effect on the reader. The first difference is the author's purpose. In the text of The Others Riders it says, “A cartoon in the early 1960’s turned on the same humor, namely that “Dawes” was a name less suited for rhyming.” In that sentence it’s trying to explain that they no longer use Dawes name because it does not rhyme. This shows us that the quote is informing on how Dawes name is less humorous. Another example is “Warren dispatched two riders, Paul Revere and William Dawes.” It informs you that the riders have been dispatched and are now going to warn the colonist. In the text of Paul Revere’s Ride it says, “Listen my children and you shall hear of the mid-night ride of Paul Revere.” In that quote it is showing rhyming. The author uses this to entertain us. The second difference is the facts.In the text of Paul Revere’s Ride …show more content…
An example from the text of The Other Riders is that it was serious because the riders had a big job. So, this job was referenced when it says, “The two men received orders from Dr. Joseph Warren to ride to inform the leaders of the Provincial Congress of the developments.” I was also surprised that there were more riders. There were two riders, but only one of them was really mentioned and that was Paul Revere. Also in Paul Revere’s Ride it was interesting because it’s a poem and poems are entertaining. A quote that I found entertaining was “On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five hardly a man is now alive.” This shows the rhyme scheme that I found